MEMBERSHIP TYPES
Active Program Director
Membership is limited to one officially designated program director of general surgery residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada per each accredited residency program.
Active Associate Program Director
Membership is limited to four officially designated Associate/Assistant Program Directors, of general surgery residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada per each accredited residency program. If there are more than four Associate Program Directors for a Surgery Residency program, the respective Program Director will be responsible for identifying which four Associate Program Directors should be designated at Active Associate Program Directors.
Affiliate
Individuals with interest in surgical education: Examples include: teaching faculty members, Fellowship Directors, Department Chairpersons, Program Directors of other surgical subspecialty programs, Surgical Educators, Research Scientists and others who have demonstrated and have a focused interest in general surgery education.
Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery (ARAS) Membership
Full membership in the Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery is limited to officially designated general surgery residency program coordinators, administrators and managers or other surgical subspecialty program coordinators. By virtue of being a full member of ARAS, that same individual shall be a member of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery.
Resident Membership
Active Program and Associate Program Directors may nominate general surgical residents in good standing participating in an ACGME approved residency program for resident membership.
Senior Membership
Any Program Director or Associate Member who has reached the age of 70 and/or has retired from active practice is eligible to apply for senior member status.